Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government against the dangerous tactics of polarising the country along fault lines as a means of diverting the attention of Nigerians from its inept and apathetic posture to corruption and insecurity.
Reacting to a report in a weekly paper which alleges that a former Russian spy had linked the All Progressives Congress to terrorists and extremists, the former Vice President said in a statement in Abuja on Sunday that these sponsored allegations by the PDP administration would not help the country.
He said no responsible government should seek to create division, suspicion and animosity among its citizens by linking the opposition leaders with terrorist activities or accusing them of harbouring extremists.
According to Atiku, the PDP has officially and publicly, through its National Publicity Secretary, labelled APC the “Islamic Brotherhood Party of Nigeria” and the “Janjaweed Party.”
These nomenclatures, he said, were borrowed from abroad and did not, in any way or form, existed in Nigeria.
He said the latest publication about a so-called former Russian spy was a continuation of the PDP campaign of calumny against the opposition party and its leaders in order to divert attention from the epic failures of the ruling party to deliver the goods.
The former Vice President noted with concern the tactics of the PDP administration to drive a wedge between the people by using a religious divide-and-rule strategy to get a re-election in 2015.
Atiku restated that the greatest challenges facing Nigeria were insecurity, joblessness, hopelessness, hunger, unemployment, disease and fear of the future and poverty.
“The APC is a party for all Nigerians, irrespective of their religious, ethnic or regional identities. Let no one get confused.
“The APC is the party to stop the looting of the treasury. We will thoroughly investigate and uncover the alleged missing $50bn stolen from the sale of crude oil.
“We are going to stop the government-backed theft of crude oil, which swings between the daily averages of 100,000 to 300,000 barrels a day. The APC is the party to create jobs and end joblessness.”
He explained that these problems affect all ordinary Nigerians, regardless of their religion or ethnicity or section of the country they come from.
The former Vice President maintained that the PDP tactics of divide and rule was a reflection of desperation because the citizens were openly clamouring for change.
Dismissing allegations of harbouring extremists by the opposition as utter rubbish and sheer fabrication, the former vice president said the PDP administration should attend to serious national problems crying for attention. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteBastard I know u are their product. If u cannot say a reasonabke thing to what he said is better u keep shut
DeleteBut you were the chief deceiver number 2. Is that the message you are trying to pass across.NOW you want. to be deceiver number1 under a new label. Shi ke na!
ReplyDeleteThe PDP is creating more problems for Nigerians and its actions or in-actions point to that. They are stopping the prosecution of corrupt persons who defect to PDP while arranging the impeachment of those that left it PDP.
ReplyDeleteShame that Atiku, who is the symbol of inept and corruption in Nigeria, the epithet of all that is wrong with the entire democratic system in Nigerian, now have the effrontery to accuse other people of “inept and apathetic posture to corruption and insecurity”. Mallam, the vast majorities of Nigerians have not forgotten how you personally bought and also influenced the sales of government enterprises to your friends in the name of privatisation.
ReplyDeleteAtiku and these APC guys are not serious. When you guys made allegations against the president of arming and training snipers, it was a credible allegation, now that your rank has been found to be the backers of murderers, the PDP government is polarizing the country along fault lines. If your party want to stop the polarization, tell your Islamist murderers to stop killing Nigerians in the North.
ReplyDeleteFool always b reading papers it was obasanjo that revealed the secret of snipers
DeleteAtiku is confused,someone that run from one party to the order,very soon,he will run to PDP again,a confused man is always a confused man he doesn't have anything to say.when you were on power,did you not thief ole
ReplyDeletedid u really belief in God? U THAT IS TALKIN NONSENSE. Go through d Holy Qu'ran if U will see where they ask Muslim to kill. Please stop callin d muslims murderer! BOKO/HARAM ARE NOT TRUE MUSLIM!! And get this in mind, ISLAM Is d Religion of PEACE!!!
ReplyDeleteofcourse boko harams are true Christians I guess! evil devil worshippers
DeleteFor me all this people are all the same, but i think the PDP lead by the president seeks to creat more problems in there bid to retain power come 2015. i dont support there ideology and the ''all means'' quest for power. PDP, every thing that has a beginning must surely have an end.... i think this is the end for PDP. thanks
ReplyDeleteI like ur comment
DeleteWe are not deceived, just helpless!
ReplyDeleteNigeria..God will. C us tru
ReplyDeleteatiku, the only respect I have for you is that you saved Nigeria from obasanjo third term bid singlehandedly.
ReplyDeleteThat also is a big deal! He deserve kudos for that.
DeleteI totally agree with Mustapha, this is not a religious war, but a war in the political class. The said BH are been used by power hungry politician to send a point. I really dont think that christians and muslims should fight bcos of BH. i have seen BH boys attack mosque as well as churches, this is beyong faith. But the political class. the PRESIDENT and all political office holders both the oppositions and all what not, i have a good news for you, THERE IS A GOD TO WHOM ALL FLESH '' MUST'' RETURN, it does not matter your current status, christian or muslim, president or a commoner. one day your road will end up in death. Prepare to answer to the one that gave you life and power. i want to use this medium to call on the PRESIDENT, sir, defend the defenceless use your powers rather to defend the hopeless citizen of this country and not only in plotting political draft. thanks
ReplyDeletePDP-led FG has failed and are still failing Nigerians in all aspect of life, Instead of using our wealth as a nation for developmental projects that will benefit the common man they have channelled all we have in fighting the opposition and tearing the nation apart.
ReplyDelete.Atiku Abubakar has raised a valid point and is time for Nigerians to stand up against the ruling party autocratic method of governance for the greater good of all. Let us all face our problems together and say NO to the PDP-led federal government's divide and rule system of governance.
God deliver Nigerians and Nigeria from the enemies within.